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NASA should start thinking about this planet.

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When a man looks across a street, sees a pretty girl, and waves at her, that's not a rendezvous, that's a passing acquaintance. When he walks across the street and nibbles on her ear, that's a rendezvous!

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I remember seeing war hero Jimmy Doolittle fly a Gee Bee racer there. He was my childhood hero. Many years later, I was lucky enough to go hunting with him.

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I was told having a website would help me. I have yet to figure out why my life story needs to be on the web.

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I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out.

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John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, that became pretty obvious! He knew how to do public relations.

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Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of going to the Moon was quite a goal.

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Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn't come up there and make us. Houston, you have a problem!

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At the end of our NASA careers, no one had a place for us in the military.

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Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: March 12th, 1923

Died: May 3rd, 2007

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